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A video of pilgrims being beaten with sticks in Kedarnath is going viral on social media. It can be seen in this that a young man including a woman was attacked by horse handlers with sticks. It is being claimed that the horse handlers seen attacking in the video belong to the Muslim community.
A user named Anoop Kumar Singh shared the video and wrote – Shameful and sad, Muslim terror in Kedarnath. Chardham Yatris were thrashed by Muslim horse and mule drivers in Kedarnath. The incident in Ghodpadav, Bhimbali area, the passengers were beaten with sticks and rods. ,archive)
Screenshot of Anoop Kumar Singh’s post.
This video is also going viral on Facebook with the same claim. Many users are sharing the video with the same caption giving it a communal colour.
This video of June 10 is of the walking route of Kedarnath Dham. Where 4-5 people carrying a mule on the road attacked a man including a woman with sticks. Tanuka Pondar, a resident of Mahipalpur Delhi, who came to visit Kedarnath Dham, filed a complaint on June 12 at Kotwali Sonprayag.
She told the police that she was going on a pilgrimage to Kedarnath Dham from Gaurikund on June 10. During this, a horse had fallen on the ground near the Bhimbali bridge, whose condition was critical. Seeing this, he sought help from the people around, but no one helped.
During this time a person was beating other horses there, which they protested. Meanwhile, many horse handlers gathered on the spot and started abusing him. The horse handlers attacked him and his companions with sticks and rods.
In this case, Uttarakhand police on Tuesday arrested 5 horse handlers including a minor. Uttarakhand Police gave this information by posting from its official Twitter handle.
The names of the five accused involved in the case are Ankit Singh, Santosh Kumar, Rohit Kumar, Jayakandi and Gautam. Apart from these, separate action has been taken in relation to a minor involved in the incident. It is clear that the viral video is being shared on social media with a communal colour. being done with video completely wrong claim Is.